Oct 01 Watch 5:36 The new U.S.-Mexico-Canada deal offers modest changes. Will it help the economy? President Trump made renegotiating NAFTA a priority of his administration. What's really in the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and what does it mean for the U.S. economy? Amna Nawaz learns more from Edward Alden of the Council on Foreign Relations. Continue watching
Oct 01 WATCH: Trump says revised trade deal would return U.S. to 'manufacturing powerhouse' if approved by Congress By Rob Gillies, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Trump embraced the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement during a Rose Garden ceremony, branding the pact the "USMCA." The president said the name has a "good ring to it," repeating U-S-M-C-A several times. Continue reading
Oct 01 Canada-U.S. agree on new trade deal to replace NAFTA By Paul Wiseman, Rob Gillies, Associated Press If signed, the new deal, called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, would replace the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 24:58 September 16, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Sept. 16, a woman who says Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school speaks to the Washington Post, and a photographer documents the dangers of being a journalist in Mexico. Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 4:03 Documenting the perils of working as a journalist in Mexico By Ivette Feliciano Organized crime and government corruption have made Mexico one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists, especially those reporting on those issues. Emmanuel Guillén Lozano, a photographer who fled Mexico last year after receiving death threats, highlights… Continue watching
Sep 01 Trump: Canada 'will be out' of trade deal unless it's 'fair' By Luis Alonso Lugo, Paul Wiseman, Rob Gillies, Associated Press President Donald Trump warned Canada on Saturday that it "will be out" of a revised North American trade agreement unless it's "fair" to the United States. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 3:32 U.S. and Canada will keep talking after missing a trade deal deadline The United States and Canada failed to reach a new free trade agreement by a self-imposed deadline Friday. Instead, President Trump announced he will sign a pact with Mexico in 90 days, and that Canada could still join it. The… Continue watching
Aug 31 Trump says he won't compromise with Canada in NAFTA deal By Luis Alonso Lugo, Paul Wiseman, Rob Gillies, Associated Press President Donald Trump has said privately that he won't make compromises with Canada in high-stakes talks to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 6:27 Analyzing the tentative U.S.-Mexico trade deal, and the outlook for Canada to sign on President Trump has long criticized NAFTA, so it’s little surprise that he is pursuing an alternative trade deal with Mexico. The tentative agreement reached this week contains provisions for keeping auto manufacturing in North America, ensures workers earn higher wages… Continue watching
Aug 28 Preliminary U.S.-Mexico trade deal leaves trail of uncertainty By Paul Wiseman, Luis Alonso Lugo, Rob Gillies, Associated Press President Donald Trump's declaration of victory Monday in reaching a preliminary deal with Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement raised at least as many questions as it answered. Continue reading